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Item A Descriptive Analysis on Political Motivation for Illegal Migration in Post War Period (A Case Study on Illegal Immigration to Australia)(19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Edirisinghe, S.L.; Samarasinghe, K.N.; Rukshan, D.G.R.N.Illegal migration is a growing trend everywhere in the world than ever before. Migration takes place from one place to another for the different purposes. Illegal immigration can be occurred in various circumstances. Illegal migration is the main sub field of migration. Thus A non-citizen who enters a country without legal documents is considered as illegal immigrant. Illegal immigration is inspired by several factors through which political factor is playing a key role to encourage such illegal entrance to Australia. Political factor is inevitable in this sense it has been an influential factor last few years to motivate illegal immigration. Hereby Political turmoil can be a leading factor which complicates whole system of governance. Presently Sri Lanka has become a premier and ideal state for discussion about illegal immigration. In this study main objective is to explore political factors caused to Sri Lankans’ immigration to Australia. Research question in this study is why people migrate to Australia through illegal means. In order to answer this question, the qualitative methodology was applied. Other than the secondary data collected from written sources, 10 case studies migrants who migrated illegally to Australia were undertaken where the in depth interviews were done by using open ended and unstructured questions. Data was analyzed by applying discourse analysis and phenomenological data analysis tools. In-depth interviews were carried out for getting information about illegal migration. Southern province and Northern Province have been selected as a research area, because these specific areas are higher illegal immigration to Australia than other provinces. With using purposive sampling method 10 of people are selected as the research sample that arrested by Sri Lankan Navy. Finding of this study are as following changing regime, lack of performance of government in the particular areas, inequality of political opportunities, dissatisfaction on government’s activities, political interference, and fear of political revenge have been main political causes for illegal immigration to Australia. In order to controlling such illegal immigration both counties should work together for discouragement of people those who attempt to migrate Australia through illegal meansItem A Study on Social and Economic Impacts of the Migrated of Domestic Workers on Their Families and Children Left Behind(In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017) Amarasiri, N.K.D.D.Unemployment and low wages prevailing in the global market pushes female workers to look for better employment in foreign country. Therefore, labor export is the main source of foreign exchange earnings for Sri Lanka. These migrant women come from low income families and have lower levels of education. The main objective of this study is to investigate the economic and social impacts of married females migrating overseas as domestic workers on their families and children left behind.Mirigama Divisional Secretariat Division was selected as study area. The 30 families of domestic workers were selected under the judgment sampling methodology. Field Survey, Interviews, case study and Questionnaires were used for collect primary data. Secondary data were gathered Institutional publications, reports, Internet articles. Data were analyzed by using descriptive data analytical methods. Migration can have both positive and negative impacts of socially and economically. The migration can have positive impacts on the increasing migrants‘ household income, savings and investment, build houses or repair the condition of their houses, buy lands, reduction debt burden and develop their daily consumption, increasing involvement of women in decision making, financial matters and household activities, improvement in the skills of the migrant, personal development, improvement in the social status of the family, improvement in children‘s education and the changes in gender roles. It can have negative impacts on if the marriages of the migrant are disrupted due to migration or they lose their recognition in the family or their children, the migrant had accumulated debts, the family members at home had misused migrant‘s remittances, migrants‘ husband has stopped working jobs and husbands getting addicted to liquor. The study revealed that the migrated housewives mentioned above have not achieved their object completely.Item Securitizing European Migration; A Conceptual Framework(Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Dodantenna, I.In the current global context, migration to the European Union has become an issue of controversy. The increasing migratory flows of economic or labour migrants, asylum seekers or war refugees are said to have called for action in the European Union’s security landscape. Further, a number of research studies that concern the migration and security nexus have defined migration as a central dimension of a rounded security agenda. Even international law does not recognise the right to enter another country. Further, the activities of the governing bodies that execute security measures at borders have been questioned and accused for their actions. The above, highlights the need for better policies that would operate beyond the mere military concerns, which incorporates freedom and well-being of the migrants, that would provide true meaning to the European Union’s migration policy rubric; ‘Freedom, Security and Justice’ The European Union’s migration policies are diverse in nature and numerous in number as there are various aspects to be considered. Among the policy categories there are two separate agendas for migration and security. Hence, it is believed that migration should be an essential part of a national security strategy while national security should be embedded in the migration policy in return. Thus migration should be part of migration policy with security as a frame of reference. In light of the current security threats faced by the European Union in relation to migration, the study will examine the possibilities of the security agenda being incorporated into the migration policy agenda, to function as a single framework for a more secure and a sustainable approach on migration. Further the study will assess, whether the migration policies armed with a security agenda would point the region in a clear direction in relation to the security issues the region faces which are linked with migration.Item Causes and Directions of Elephant Migration, A Geographical Survey: Yala National Park(Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015) Isthikar, M.A.M.Introduction: Sri Lankan elephants (elphahas maximus maximus) more necessity and unrestricted natural corridors to migrate to find its seasonal ecological niche as natural way of life as well as to avoid pressure in their home ranges. As Study Area, Yala National Park (YNP) is facilitating more than 400 elephants. The objective of this paper is to find the causes and directions of elephants migration from YNP. The fieldwork was conducted in occasional nodes around the park through observation and interviews with officers and local people in December 2014 and March 2015. During the dry season between March and September, 60 % of the total elephants migrate from YNP due to lack of carrying capacity, besides 03 % wander to find minerals and 5% wander to other areas due to attraction of fruits and vegetables around the park, in March and April at night around 7.00 pm to 1.00 am they spend outside the park. Due to the human interference in the park including setting fire, cutting trees, hunting, shooting at elephants, building fences and huts, visitors hooting motor vehicle hones, shouting, flashing their cameras and throwing stones direct 07% to wander outside the park. In addition 35% migrate as their annual routine from YNP. Elephants migrate from North Western Block of the Park to Maligawila and Moneragala jungles, from Western Block of the Park to Lunugamvehera, which acts as a national park as well as a corridor, from Yala East: Eastern Block of the Park to Poththuvil jungle and from Block I and II: of the Park to Bundala. This is very obvious during March to September but peak in May to July.